Getting Started CefSharp Winapi

Creating .NET CefSharp Applications (64-bit)

Note: Visual Studio 2017 is preferred. Recent older versions like 2015 should work too but not supported.

1. Create .NET Console Application
2. Ensure that the build platform target is x64.
3. From project property, change "Console Application"" to "Windows Application" [Project -> Properties -> Application -> Output type: "Windows Application"].
4. Add Chromely.CefSharp.Winapi from Nuget-prelease. (A warning may show, if this happens unload the project and reload.)

• Chromely.CefSharp.Winapi has following dependencies and should be verified
  • Winapi from Nuget. (Ensure minimum of 4.0 version is installed that was released for .NET Standard.)
  • CefSharp.Common from Nuget.
  • Chromely.Core from Nuget- prelease

5. Step 4 should add all the required CefSharp libraries and required Cef files.
   • If above is not done, try step 5 otherwise move to step 6.
6. Get Cef binaries from download page. Base Chromium version 57 or above (64-bit). Chromium version must match CefSharp version installed in Step 4.
   • Copy all files and folders from /Release to the appropriate bin folder - where the project exe file is located.
   • Copy all files and folders from /Resources to appropriate bin folder - where the project exe file is located.
7. You may have to Unload/Load project before CefSharp libraries can be visible as references in the project.
8. Ensure Configuration is set at x64 as active platform. You may get an error: "CefSharp.Common will work out of the box if you specify platform (x86 / x64)" if this is not done.
9. Add the following code snippet to the Main function in Program.cs.

Notes on Upgrade to CefGlue version 70 and CefSharp version 71 (Chromely v4) - Please see.

class Program
{
   static int Main(string[] args)
   {
      string startUrl = "https://google.com";

      ChromelyConfiguration config = ChromelyConfiguration
                                    .Create()
                                    .WithHostMode(WindowState.Normal, true)
                                    .WithHostTitle("chromely")
                                    .WithHostIconFile("chromely.ico")
                                    .WithAppArgs(args)
                                    .WithHostSize(1000, 600)
                                    .WithStartUrl(startUrl);

      using (var window = ChromelyWindow.Create(config))
      {
         return window.Run(args);
      }
  }
}
- Creates Chromely window of size 1000 x 600 pixels.
- Sets the window title to "chromely"
- Sets start url to "https://google.com"
- Centers the window 

10. Build the project.
11. Run the built exe file.
12. If successful the following will be shown: